The Special PMLA Court in Ranchi rejected Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s discharge plea in a money-laundering case linked to an allegedly illegally acquired land parcel. The Court found that the ED had placed sufficient evidence and key witness statements on record to justify proceeding with the case.
The Supreme Court of India questioned if the Enforcement Directorate was alleging a breakdown of constitutional machinery in West Bengal over the Kolkata I-PAC raid involving Mamata Banerjee. “We hope you are not arguing ‘breakdown of constitutional machinery’,” Justice N. V. Anjaria told SG Tushar Mehta during the hearing.
A Srinagar Chief Judicial Magistrate Court found prima facie evidence of conspiracy and breach of trust against former Farooq Abdullah in the Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association funds case, directing charges under the Ranbir Penal Code while rejecting additional charges sought by the Enforcement Directorate.
